Project
Hive for
Green Business
McKinstry Innovation Center
Seattle and Spokane, WA, USA
Breath of
Fresh Air
Alley24 has set new standards for multi-tenant, speculative office space by giving tenants significantly more natural light and fresh air and providing a pedestrian-friendly environment for live, work and play.
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Alley 24’s façade is comprised of locally-produced Richlite and pre-cast concrete panels, which require little to no maintenance. Motorized sunscreens and automatic reflector blinds track the sun’s rays, opening and closing to admit light or prevent heat gain.
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Intersecting alleyways cut through the development at street-level, creating a pedestrian-friendly atmosphere and allowing daylight to penetrate deep into the interior.
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Over a dozen “creative class” tenants lease office space in the building, including NBBJ, a large general contractor, and a global advertising agency.
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Themes of connectivity, creativity, transparency and collaboration define the approach to the interior design for each space, including corporate offices, which are shown here.
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To connect employees from department to department, offices are arranged around service hubs, which include coffee bars, reading areas and shipping facilities.
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Alley 24 is one of the primary tenants in Seattle's Lake Union Neighborhood, known for high-tech companies and bio-tech organizations alike.
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Ten retail spaces line the perimeter of the building, including a European-style café, an outdoor sports store and a gourmet burger restaurant.
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Located in the South Lake Union neighborhood, Seattle’s high-tech and bio-tech capital, the design of Alley 24 integrates modern architecture and sustainable materials to create a lively urban experience.
The development includes residences, offices and retail — establishing a “live, work, play” environment. It’s one of the world’s first Class-A buildings to feature an HVAC system with both operable windows and an under-floor heating/cooling system, setting new standards for multi-tenant, speculative office space.
Live
To bring an intimate residential character to the community, townhouses with European-inspired stoops and front doors line the streets and alley, serving as an anchor to the 172 apartments above.
Work
To promote workplace flexibility and reduce improvement costs, electrical heating and air conditioning systems are placed below the floor, allowing room for an open office design.
Play
To accommodate outdoor dining at restaurants and the café, Alley 24 is pulled back from the sidewalk. In addition, the development features art work, a water feature, benches and rooftop gardens.
“ It’s all here: preservation, sustainable design, excellent urban design and rigorous modernism, all in a lovely one-block package. ”Clair Enlow Architecture Critic, Daily Journal of Commerce
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Awards & Publications
Awards
CoreNet Sustainable Leadership & Design, Commercial Interiors
ArchRecord/Business Week, Good Design is Good Business
Metropolis Smart Environments, Second Place
AIA Seattle, What Makes It Green
Publications
Green Source, “Alley 24,” March 2009
Metropolis Magazine, “Alley 24,” January 2009
Architectural Record, “Alley 24,” November 2008
